Good, Bad and Ugly

Reforming School Finance and Sid Miller’s Tweet: The Good, Bad and Ugly of the News

Posted on · A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week's news, we turn to our rotating panel of "non-experts" to parse The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of it all. This week our panel examines: Talk […]

Election 2016

Did Texans Ever Vote In Large Numbers? Answering The Leftover Questions From #TXDecides 

Posted on · On Monday Houston Public Media News 88.7 launched the #TXDecides series, our collaborative project with public radio newsrooms across Texas. The goal was simple: Answer Texas voters' questions ahead of Election Day. You had lots of questions and we picked five as a focus for feature stories this week. Kate Groetzinger, with KUT, our sister station in Austin, answers the rest of them here. 

Houston Matters

Harris County Jail Issues Loom Large In Race For Sheriff

Posted on · In the race for Harris County Sheriff, both the incumbent, Sheriff Ron Hickman, and his challenger, Ed Gonzalez, agree there are serious problems with the Harris County Jail. But they differ on how to address them. Much is being said about what's wrong with the local lockup, so News 88.7’s Florian Martin decided to take […]

Good, Bad and Ugly

Big 12 Decision and Law School Dispute: The Good, Bad & Ugly of This Week’s News

Posted on · A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week's news, we turn to our rotating panel of "non-experts" to parse The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of it all. This week, our panel weighs in […]